Umpire Pat Hoberg has been fired for violating the league’s betting policy, MLB announced on Monday.
Hoberg, who is best known for calling a perfect Game 2 of the World Series between the Phillies and Astros, was found to have been sharing a legal sports betting account with a professional poker player and friend who bet on baseball. There was no evidence to suggest that Hoberg himself had bet on baseball, though he did delete text messages critical to the league’s investigation, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.
Hoberg was fired in May 2024, but appealed the decision.